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| Hiking | 5.90 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 5.90 Miles | 3 Hrs 32 Mns | | 1.82 mph |
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| no partners | | I have driven by the sign for this area more times than I can remember and have never checked it out. However, recently some prehistoric sites in the area piqued my interest in the wildlife preserve.
We began our hike by hiking towards the Rudd Creek Pueblo. We saw a lone pronghorn along the way. The pueblo was an interesting stop and intriguing site to tour. After touring the pueblo, we continued on the trail to the boundary of the national forest and did some additional exploring of the area to include a pretty stunning glyph site, which took a little trial and error to locate and leaving the pups tied under a few shade trees while I walked the craggy bases of several cliff bands in the area. Nevertheless, the extra walking proved worth it and the site represented perhaps one of the more thought provoking and intriguing sites I have ever toured. I kept my visitation short to be more considerate of my patient pups, but I would like to visit the area again and spend even more time looking for signs of prehistoric life in the area. After reuniting with the pups, we finished the pleasant hike back to the trailhead and visitor center.
The visitor center has a nice museum set up and it proved to be a great way to end my little prehistoric tour of the area. There are some great artifacts on display in the visitor center and some archaeological context of the area is provided. |
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